Large Swath of New York City Frowns Upon Atheist Politicians

It appears that New York City isn’t quite the bastion of godlessness and secularism that much of the country probably imagines it to be. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 30 percent of New York City voters admit that they would be less likely to support a politician who happened to be atheist, compared to 7 percent who would be more inclined to lend their support and 61 percent who don’t really care. In fact, an atheist politician would face more of a backlash at the polls than a born-again Christian, a Mormon, or a Muslim. Oddly enough, this bias was actually a bit stronger among 18–34-year-olds than it was among 50–64-year-olds. We wonder how many of them have voted for an atheist without knowingit.